Player Page

Rushel Shell | Running Back

Latest News

Recent News

West Virginia redshirt sophomore RB Rushel Shell rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries in the school's 37-24 win over Iowa State.

Shell, a Pittsburgh transfer, has produced an up and down season in the school's pass focused offense. We absolutely expect Shell to return next season. Sat, Nov 29, 2014 04:26:00 PM

West Virginia redshirt sophomore RB Rushel Shell rushed 24 times for 110 yards and two touchdowns in Saturday' 37-34 win over Texas Tech.

After failing to crack the century mark in West Virginia's first four games, Shell has now hopped over 100 yards in each of the school's past two contests. The 6-foot, 215-pound Shell, who began his career at Pittsburgh, has rushed for 490 yards on 111 attempts (4.4 YPC) with six touchdowns on the year. Sun, Oct 12, 2014 03:22:00 PM

West Virginia redshirt sophomore RB Rushel Shell rushed 21 times for 113 yards and a touchdown in Saturday's win against Kansas.

This was the first time Shell has gone over 100 rushing yards with the Mountaineers. Shell rushed for 641 yards as a true freshman with Pittsburgh in 2012 before sitting out last season due to NCAA transferring rules. The 6-foot-0, 215-pound Shell has rushed for 380 yards on 87 attempts (4.4 YPC) with four touchdowns on the year. Sun, Oct 5, 2014 05:05:00 PM

Post-Gazette's Stephen J. Nesbitt West Virginia's running backs coach JaJuan Seider notes that junior RB Rushel Shell is "elusive" and runs with power and "he's what you're looking for in a back."

"He's different," Seider told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "He runs with power. He's elusive. He's what you're looking for in a back. ... Some guy may be more of a quick back. Some guy may be more of a power back. When you've got [Shell], you're getting the complete package." The 6-foot-0, 215-pound Shell, has rushed for 267 yards on 66 attempts with 3 touchdowns on the year. Fri, Oct 3, 2014 03:27:00 PM